Baby lovebird is weak, blood on neck 
My baby lovebird is 25 days old.It was eating a baby bird food really good lately (10 ml). But from yesterday it started to eat less and now doesn't eat …

Cockatiel won't eat after beak trim 
My 15 yr. old female, Pied cockatiel doesn't use her cuttlebone or toys to keep her beak trim, so because it was getting long & poking her we took her …

My Quaker's injured leg. 
My Quaker had a partial fracture on his leg, about a week after the splint was taken off he jumped off a counter top and has been limping more than he …

Cherry tree and sun conneor 
I have a cherry tree.. Can i place my sun connior on it to play ? Is it safe for her? Thank you.

Parrot falling 
my parrot has lost a lot of wa8 and keeps on falling back

My new Blue fronted amazon not eating at all 
hello i've just bought a blue fronted amazon like 2 weeks ago, when the bird was in the store he was so active and i saw him eating and i heard him talking …

My budgie died 
My budgie puffed up for about two days then died what could have caused this

galah acting weird 
i just got a galah today. she's been acting weird and silly. she's goes crazy around the cage. she sort tries to do backflips.

tail feathers break 
Why does my green cheek conure break his tail feathers. He hangs upside down in his cage

quacker parrot just one eye 
my quacker parrot's eye is red and slightly puffy. How can I help treat this. Not sure whether he scratched his own eye with his claws, or whether this …

Plucked chest feathers, swelling above breastbone 
Hi, My African Grey Hen is currently sitting on 3 eggs, and overnight she has plucked all of her breast feathers, revealing a swelling above the breast, …

Budgie feather problems 
I took my budgie to an avian vet after she started losing her chest and abdomen feathers and she was treated. The vet said that he would need blood …

age of bird 
i just bought a white female cockatiel in Nepal.. not expensive.. it was 3 days ago.. I also have a green with grey head little parrot.. they are both …

Parrolett can't stand 
I woke up to fine that my parrotlets could not stand. Do you know what it could be?

My bird keeps falling off his perch 
My bourke parrot keeps falling off he's perch onto the ground he can't seem to grip or fly very well he has recently losted he's eye too I thought that …

Cockatoo lost voice 
Our bare eyed cockatoos voice is minimal. Just began within last few hours after a 2 hour takeoff; this is the 1st time shes flown away. She retd back …

baby conure parrot has a swollen foot and its open and bleeding 
my baby conure parrot has a swollen foot and its open and bleeding. I wanted to know what I should do to help cure it and stop the bleeding. What can I …

Budgie not playing with any toys after 2 months 
Hello, we've had a our budgie Pekka for just over two months and she will typically stay in the same spot all day (poops all in one spot under the cage) …

Alexandrine not eating  
My alexandrine has been with me for 3+ he is nearly 2 mo tha now and he has always ate the baby food I give him but now 3 days ago I noticed that he was …

Baby alexandrine has 3 yellow dots on his nose 
My alexandrine parakeet is nearly 2 months old and I hand feed him. He has 3 yellow dots on his nose... Can you please let me know if you know what …

bonded pair of cockatiels 
help after 17yrs my female died this am will my male be alright with out her

new african grey scared of me 
Hello i bought an african grey hes 9 month old from petshop hes still fearing me. Should i open his cage so he can go out or wait till he get used to me. …

Dog bite - removed leg 
My Cockatiel (Martha) was attacked by my German-Shepard(Roxie), Roxie pulled Martha's leg off or out of her body,it has been a day and a half and Martha …

blister on shoulder blade of baby cockatiel 
my friend who is babysitting the baby cockatiel she sold to me. I was gone for 3 days so she needed to continue to feed the 13 week old cockatiel baby …

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tea tree oil around birds? 
Is it safe to use tea tree oil around finches?

My ring neck indian parrot 
My 10 months old ringneck indian parrot keeps itching constantly what to do please suggest.. Also he eats a lot of sweet in his diet is it ok?

Feather plucking parrotlets 
Hello, I recently adopted a pair of parrotlets. One is a blue male - beautiful - appears very healthy. Eats, chirps etc. His mate is a feather plucker …

Green Cheek Conure Off Feather Growth 
I have had my green cheek conure for about 5 months now and within the last month he has begun growing quite odd feathers. These feathers look like white …

molting for alomst a year 
my parrot has been molting for almost a year, he barely sleeps at night, can he have mites?

My female lutino budgie lost her voice 
I wanted to find out what I can do to bring my female parakeet's voice back. She is a lutino budgie. We moved to southern California a few months back …

Is it normal for an alexandrines tongue 
On the top of he's tongue about half way down it looks indented like curved in almost looks like a big hole that doesn't go all the way through he is still …

Nanday Conure 
I have had my Nanday Conure for 31 years and in the last 3 months her beak has grown too much. Is that normal? Her front wing feathers are loose and …

We dont have money vet 
What can we give a cherry headed conure (18 yrs) for pain? Our conure lost his wing somehow last night. He's not bleeding hardly but I am sure he's in …

Picky Eater 
Hi! My Rose Breasted Cockatoo is a picky eater. Do you have any suggestions to try get him to eat fruits and vegetables? Any advise would be greatly appreciated …

Please help bleeding conure 
Please, help. Please I beg you. This girl's conure's eye is swollen and bleeding from its left nostril. She is underage so cant drive meaning she can not …

quaker parrot wing issue 
why is my six mounth old quaker parrot fighting with his wings

what can cause the following combination of symptoms 
Cold feet, beak, and tremors.

budgie with broken leg...forgot to mention 
i sent a message about an hour ago about my 4 yr old budgie with i thik a broken leg...i forgot to mention i have two budgies (him, and a girl, the girl …

budgie with broken leg 
hi, my 4yr old budgie, i think he has broken his leg as he cant seem to stand on it and holds it up most of the day so he has to balance on his lef leg. …

New Ringneck...wings cut too short!  
Hello, Yesterday, I was on the web looking for a bird cage...I came across an add for a Ringneck Parrot (ex owner says Indian, I think African judging …

Green cheeked conure laid 4 eggs with no spouse.  
I have a green- cheeked conure, that I was told was a boy. I've had him for over a year now. Awhile ago I've noticed my bird acting strange, being inside …

My Green Cheek Conure 
My conure's poop is an odd color - almost orange but when smear it, it looks like blood and seems to have "dots" of blood in it. He is also not pooping …

Feather Loss 
I have a house sparrow that I rescued as a baby and have raised for a year. Recently he started losing his down feathers around and below his beak. There …

why do parrots have swelling in their abdomen 
Why is she so drouzing/ not active as before.

Parakeet over grooming 
Hi, I have two parakeets that I purchased from Petco about a month ago. I noticed last night, that one of the birds is overgrooming itself. I wanted to …

Parrot died, grieving partner 
I have had my two female blue & gold macaws ages 15 & 16 since babies...same Goliath cage. Yesterday, (Sunday) I returned home after a few hours, and my …

found lump on my cockateil 
I recently adopted 2 cockatiels (one 3 year old male, one 8 month old female). They were in separate cages, after consulting with an avian breeder/vet, …

Green cheek with pink bit on top of white of eyes. 
Hello, My green cheek conure has a slightly pink bit on the top white eyelid part of his (sexed via blood test) eyes. It happens intermittent and seems …

traveling with lovebirds 
can we carry lovebirds while travelling

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Weak legs - physical therapy? 
I have a young Sun Conure. He had gotten a bacterial infection in early December of 2012. He lived after many months of being in a plastic bin, hand …

care for indian ringneck 
i have seated on my 6 weeks old indian ringneck parrot accidently but now he is normal.is there any side effects.sometimes when it breathes the sound is …

baldness around the eyes 
Are my parakeets sick if they are a bit bald around the eyes?

budgie laid eggs 
My budgies babies are 30days old and she's again laid eggs. How many times in a year do they lay eggs?

diarrhea for my alexendrina parrot 
how can i treat my my parrot. it is very sick. which medicine i need to use. please give me a suggestion.

Help sick bird 
My bird is sick for 3 days, it has both eyes closed, and only opens them when I go to touch him. He don't eat or play or nothing just sleeps 24/7 day night …

tumor or cyst on a parakeet's foot 
Dear Vet, I have a parakeet who has a tumor on her left foot.We took her to the vet and she amputated half of her toe.A year later that cyst or tumor …

Emergency - yellow ring around eyes 
My parakeet has a yellow ring around its eyes and I have never seen this before what is it? Please.

Green cheek throwing up, tearing feathers and paper 
I have a 5 year old greencheek conure. In December he started to tear his chest feathers. I took him to the vet and she said he is healthy and could be …

My blue front amazon fell off his cage 
And we noticed his beak was bleeding a little, should he get checked out in the morning?

strange behaviour 
My 3months old alexandrian parrot behaving strange he just want to come out from his cage n put All force to come out and some time get his beak stuck …

Can I feed my parakeet apples 
I would like to feed my parakeet apple slices but I bought the apples from the store which means the apples have pesticides on them. Is it still ok to …

parrot injured 
my parrot got injured.. he is eating well and behaving normally(somewhat quiet)but his left wing has got some swelling...what can i do for him to be alright...please …

How do I clean broccoli to get all the pesticides off? 
I have a parakeet and I would like to feed him broccoli but I got it from the store, and it has pesticides on it so I was wondering how to get the pesticides …

Can I keep 2 birds together 
can i keep a parrot and a cockateil on the same stand. Pictures of the 2 birds attached.

Signs if illness? 
I have a parakeet who is fluffy and has a weird noise when it says something. What does it mean, and what actions should I take?

Do vets need to charge what they charge? 
Would the person in the know say something about the cost of vet bills, please. So very meany of the readers on this website seem to be fighting with …

Cockateil ear feathers lost 
My cockateil has lost the feather over his ears over the last few days .what is the cause

help!!! baby not eating 
my 1 month old baby indian ringneak refuses to eat now he was eating alot the past few days but doesn't want to anymore. could he be sick? what can I do …

toes nails not formed 
Hi, I have a small conure and I realized that some the toenails (or claws) have never really formed correctly. What shall I do? Is this urgent?

hahns macaws tail feathers have become really short 
My hahns macaw has lost most of his tail feathers within a few months, but not singularly,doesnt seem to be plucked out, and is still in a straight line,but …

2 months old parrot not eating?? 
my alexandrine parrot 2 months old is not eating anything all of sudden? what should i do?

lovebird appear lethargic 
My lovebird I adopted at 15 years old (now 16) appears lethargic and also appears to be panting (repeated tongue movements in it's mouth). It is also not …

My Alexander parrots... 
I have two Alexander parrots which is 1 and half months old, one is got a good appetite the other bird only eats chick peas, both has to be hand fed, one …

Belly fluid - Borna Virus? 
I am very certain that my little Pionus had the Borna virus, but the vet is not sure as she did not think that the Borna virus caused fluid in the abdomen, …

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what causes lumps to form around my bare eyed cockatoos vent 
We have owned our bare eyed cockatoo for over ten years. He has always been very healthy and active. He eats well and enjoys seeds, nuts, fruits, breads, …

eating problem - baby bird 
My Alexandrian parrot has been very less he is around 9-10 weeks old and started weaning but suddenly he stoped taking food and having very little.

fall of tail and flight feather 
i have a male indian ring neck parakeet loosing his tail and wing feather by pulling it by its own plz advice i love my bird

feather loss 
I have 3 year old quaker parrots.a male and female , my female i has been loosing quite the amount of feathers on her neck under her wings and around her …

Amazon's pupil has turned milkish  
My Amazon is 38 years old, why is her pupil in one eye turning white in the middle. I don't think she can see out of it any more.

eating a lot, not sleeping, and constantly scratching herself 
hello! so recently (like since two days ago) our parakeet of about 4 years (we got her when she was 2 and a half) started eating constantly. Everytime …

male Indian ringneck parrot has flown away 
my male Indian ringneck parrot has flown away, and my female is squawking all the time, what does this mean? Is my female Indian ringneck parrot squawking …

Bee Pollen 
I have been reading through a blog which touts the benefits of organic bee pollen to pet birds. It says that a pinch should be sprinkled over their …

4 Year old McCaw not eating 
My 4 year old female Mccaw stopped eating but is acting fine. What could this be? We have given her all her favorite things and she doesn't eat them. …

Red spots on tongue of 8 mo old ringneck 
Just took in an 8 month old Indian Ringneck to tame down for rehoming. The back of his tongue has tiny red blotches or spots. I was concerned if it was …

cockatiel droppings 
My cockatiel has recently started pooping large amounts. also she has become more aggressive in her cage. Does this mean she may be ready to lay an egg? …

Elevated VLDL - lovebird 
My 10 year old peach faced lovebird hen's blood values came back with an elevated VLDL at 92. She's already on a low fat, low protein diet to help manage …

beak and feather 
Can beak and feather desease be passed on to eggs? I have a pair of lorikeets that I have sent away samples for testing and they have since laid eggs. …

bird feed 
Have a pair of budgies about 4years old, have now hatched two eggs. my birds love to eat carrots, cucumber, coriander,spinach and beans along with the …

Red Bellied Parrot has white area on lower mandible 
My wife and I own a feisty and adorable red bellied parrot, who's been with us since she was 2 months old and just turned 19 this month. Over the last …

Budgie cere colour change 
I have an adult female budgie who I took to the avian vet as she was in breeding cnditon and was excessvely pullng out her chest and abdomen feathers. …

my hill mynah is scratching its body while it is talking 
i bought a hill mynah around 2 months ago its around 8 months old. initially she never spoke a word. now from few day she is talking one or two words and …

Permanent loss of flight feathers in cockatoo 
A friend of mine has an umbrella cockatoo that has permanently lost her flight feathers on one wing. He's had her for 4 years (she is 15 years old). Her …

bugs flying around 
flying insects around parakeets (2) cage and now around house. These parakeets are inherited. I know nothing. What to do?

Leg color change 
My Quaker parrot has one leg darker than the other. This has been a recent development. What could be the reason for this?

Rescued Conure Problem 
Hi I recently only feeding him got a little dusky conure from a bad situation! The people brought him to me in a small rusty cage that the paint was chipping …

Budgie food advice 
Hi, I have 2 budgies who won't even taste fruit and veg even after a long battle. I browsed the web and found Lafeber's NutriBerres. They are cockatiel …

Pecking Issue post Trauma 
Hi There, I have a blue and gold macaw who was injured by a car in October last year. He has since developed a pecking habit on his back and has had …

Alexandrine pulling tail feathers 
Alexandrine bird 1 year old. Our bird is pulling his tail feathers out ? cause. Pls advice

Sick Budgie... Help Me 
Hello, this is my first year with parakeets and I don't know a lot about the sicknesses they can get. So of course, my girl, Starburst, became sick I guess. …

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peach face birds beak 
my peach face bird all of a sudden had his bottom beak on the side of his top it looks broken and now hes carving into his top beak with his bottom beak, …

Bird Illness 
It has been 3-4 days since I have purchased a pair of crested love birds. I found that the female one was good going from the next day only but the male …

Tree Branch 
I'm not sure what kind of tree this branch came from... but it's still green and has a fern/furry like substance on it. I know I have to at least let it …

Losing feathers under neck ringneck 
My 4yr old blue indian ringneck has start losing feathers under her neck and under her wings look very shabby also looks like she has lost quite a bit …

Weak 12-year old budgie parakeet 
My 12 year old parakeet is acting weak for the second day. He eats, drinks, and answers, even attempts to sing. The problem is that he is loosing strength …

sun conure poops worm!!! 
my 8 months old sun conure poops white worm, 2 to 5 worms in a poop sum times, sum time he vomits, what medication should i give..

cherry head tongue bleeding 
Hi, I need help last night my parrot for some reason started bleeding from the mouth, it seems she bit her tongue, during the day it stop but it started …

budgie laid eggs - not eating much 
I have 2 budgies, they are with me from 3 years. Have laid 2 eggs and is trying to hatch them, but the female hardly eats or drinks anything. it scares …

Window replacement 
Yesterday we had our windows replaced and I had my budgies in a travel cage and moved them when the noise levels were at their highest. Afterwards I …

Indian yellow ring necked parakeet eyes closed 
Why is my yellow ring necked parakeet is always keeping his eyes closed.

Sneezing Alexandrine Parrot 
My bird (Alexandrine named Baby) sneezes (approx 7 times a day sometimes less sometimes more) I have asked a lot of people, some say its normal, others …

Foot problem 
My parrot has no grip in his foot he walks with a limp and takes his foot of the floor as much as he can be was fine until yesterday what could be wrong …

Conure leg hurt from fall 
I have a conure which is approx. 22 years old. He fell three days ago in flight . That night he seemed fine I picked him up he went on my hand using both …

cockatoo with swollen butt 
my umbrella cockatoo has a swollen butt which is out what can that be? what can i do?

parakeet is throwing up food and sticking it to his bell 
My parakeet is putting food on his bell he plays with. this food is coming from his mouth that he is throwing up. we clean the bell off and he puts more …

Budgie vet visit. 
I recently posted a question about my female budgie's feather loss. I took Lightning to the vets in London for a second opinion as advised by Dr B, …

my peach faced lovebird has a bold patch is it sick?  
I have a peach faced lovebird and one of my relatives gave it to me. It had a bold patch on the top of its head already when they brought it to me. I figured …

how to tell if a peach faced lovebird is male/female without having a dna test done? 
I recently just got another peach faced lovebird. I've had four of them and with the new one I just got I now have five. but the new one of mine is alone. …

Budgie Bald Patch 
I recently noticed a bald patch appearing on the front of my female budgie and it was growing in size as the days went on. I was told that it was possibly …

Interesting cockatoo story need help please 
Hi, aprox a month ago I came home late one night and saw a cockatoo sitting on my neighbours letter box. I went over to ittosee if itwas okay. It looked …

Alexandrian parrots poop bloody 
Is it normal for a Alexandrian parrot to poop or vomit blood?

Bird Vomiting/wing flutter  
I have several ring-neck doves. I keep them in a large enclosure while I complete a large flight/aviary. I returned home and noticed that (Molly) was …

strange choking noise, standing on one feet  
Hello, My in-laws have an Amazon parrot. Right now, they are abroad for 6 weeks and have left the parrot in my care. I've had a close connection with …

White spot in eye? 
Hi, I have a 17 years old cockatiel, Viju, he is with us for one year. Around a month ago his left eye closed and became swollen. We took him to a normal …

clipping 
i am a new owner to budgies. insead of paying to get there wings clipped, i wanted to do it on my own. i wathed lots of different vidios but can i just …

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lovebird died 
This morning my lovebird was dead at the bottom of his cage faced down. I have no idea what could have been wrong with him because he was acting normal …

Rehoming African Greys 
I have 2 African Greys which I sadly have to rehome. My question is, would it be detrimental to them if I am unable to rehome them as a pair?

Naming a new bird 
Hello everyone, Happy New Year to you all. I had three beautiful birds, an Amazon,a Budgie and a Cockatiel. The Budgie and the Amazon was very close, …

indian ringneck scared and poop problems 
i gave my indian ringneck apples and banana and it started having poop problems what do i do ? my indian ringneck is scared of me and doesn't trust me …

African love bird laying eggs 
i have an African love bird yellow colour she has given egg 4 days ago...i bought her 8 months ago..but there is no male partner for her..will she give …

Puzzled by sudden death of Blue & Gold Macaw 
My blue & gold macaw (Freeway) was approx. 40 yrs old. (I had him for 32 yrs) The other night I heard terrible squawking, rushed to his room to find him …

Full Spectrum Lighting 
Do green cheeked conures require full spectrum lighting? I have read conflicting data. Both Pet's Mart and PetCo only carried the special lighting for …

respitory infection possibly ?  
my budgie has stains above her cere , shes only 5 months old , and she seems healthy her droppings are fine and shes breathing okay she has a very unnoticable …

Lovebird having trouble pooping. 
My little guy is 19 years old and has been pretty healthy until just recently. I have been noticing that he has been having trouble pooping - sometimes. …

alexandrine parrot poop 
i want to know what are the dangerous poop colour and form i should be watching out for . i have two baby alex parrots

my brid has a cold what can i give her 
my brid has a cold what can i give her

Scarlet Macaw puuling feathers and crusty eye 
I have a Scarlet female about 10 years old.She is always picking her feathers mostly around her neck right now. And has her right is crusty around edge …

Bird is ripping out feathers and tearing at her own legs & missing feather on top of head 
Hello, My Quaker parrot(just got her from somebody who I don't know)is constantly pulling at feathers like she's itchy(not nervous) and she picked at …

my lorikeet has her beak open is she dehidrated? 
my lorikeet keeps her beak open while flapping her tonge inside around. I give her fresh water and food daily I also give her a good selection of fruits …

parrot eye problem. 
why parrot close his one eye after the death of his female partner ?

indian ring neck getting dark around his eyes 
hello I have a Indian ring neck who seems to be getting dark around his eyes. he seems healthy except that he has lost some feathers in one spot on his …

Budgies refuse fruit and vegetables 
Hi, I have 1 adult female budgie and a juvenile budgie, and both downright refuse any type of fruit and vegetables apart from broccoli and rosemary. …

African Grey died 
hi my african grey died today he was only 5 years old and was fit and well he said goodnight to me and was gone in the morning any ideas why please

Peach Faced Lovebird having water flowing from eyes 
Hi, I have a peach face lover bird who seems to be having water flowing from her eyes. Earlier she started with keeping left eye closed and used to open …

Only uses one leg, Why??? 
My parakeet, General, has been limping for a day and now won't walk on it at all. He holds his leg up and to the side. I touch it and move it and he dosen't …

my sick budgie 
my sick budgie is on the bottom of the cage and weak as hell , puffet up & cant fly

What's the best diet for a Quaker parrot with kidney and liver disease? 
Dear Doctor,I was just given an old Quaker parrot that has lived for 17 years with kidney and liver desease. The Pet Store found this bird 17 years ago …

Budgie hormonal issues 
I have a 4 and a half year old virgin female budgie who is caged by herself due to her beating the crap out of the female budgies she was caged with and …

is my budgie constipated 
I got a budgie about a week ago and she has been constipated i think her droopings are dry and large sticking to her tail feathers have been cleaning her …

Goffin Cockatoo  
my goffin cockatoo keeps putting his foot in his mouth. Its almost like he is gaging hiself. but he never throws anything up. hes still eating good and …

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conure feathers lost on chest 
my conure lost his chest feathers in an accident a couple of months ago and now only has downy grey feathers,will his feathers grow back ? hes a healthy …

Constant Bobbinh of the head 
Hello. I have had my African Quaker for about 2 months. It’s still a "baby" practically and I give it the formula for baby birds with a syringe twice a …

Lovebird feathers change colors? 
I have noticed that my peach faced lovebird's feathers around his nostrils only changed colors. They were the bright red/peach color, but now they are …

medicines for alexandrine parrot 
What r d medicines for alexandrine parrot chicks wen dey r 3 months old...?

Green Cheeked Conure has discoloured skin around eyes. 
Hello, My 10 month old Green Cheeked Conure has slightly discoloured skin around her eyes. Her right eye is slightly pink and her left is slightly yellow. …

Budgie sudden weight gain 
I recently went away for 4 nights, and my Dad took my two budgies to his house, (where one of them was born), and he fed them "Trill" bird seed and treat …

Parrotlet Gnaws at Foot, Loss of Circulation Due to Kidney Tumour 
This bird is a rescue from an abandoned home. Due to an unbalanced diet, this bird ended up with a tumor on his kidney cutting off circulation to his leg. …

African Grey 5 Months old won't Eat Anything  
Hi My Congo African grey won't eat anything weather in cage or out of cage even he won't near seed mix for parrots now this time I'm really really very …

Lumps on tail feathers 
I recently aquired a 15 year old scarlet macaw. There are dark lumps running along the quill on the underside of her tail feathers. Can you please tell …

stop eating pellets 
hi i converted my african greys diet to harrisons pellet and she loved this pellet and it was her favorite food for 2 months but 10 days ago she refused …

My bird has pluvcked out all of its wing feathers 
Mt bird has pulled out all of it's wing feathers. It was in it's cage longer than normal yesterday due to business of the household. Could this be a sign …

Is my african grey sick? Red stool, screeching before passing bowl. 
I noticed that my african grey got unusually quiet about a day or so ago. I started spending more time with him to see what is going on and im finding …

cockatiel sitting on eggs 
Hi there.I have a female cockatiel that has laid her first lot of eggs 3 in all.I have no other birds,but some times I mind my friends cocatiel which is …

Parrot Feathers Breaking 
I am trying to determine if my bird is picking or accidentally breaking his feathers

parakeet damages from acetylene fumes 
We have a 4 year old parakeet. An air conditioning crew came in using an acetylene torch and now a week later our parakeet is molting and is having major …

indian ringneck having swollen eyelid and its watery 
my indian ringneck parrot is just 6 months old an getting swollen eyelid and its almost having water in it she always shut her eye and she acts as before …

drowning  
hello my budgerigar (6months old) almost drowned. i saw and saved her in seconds, she looks fine now but i am pretty sure she aspirated some water. do …

possible cause of cockatiel's death 
My 3 year old cockatiel escaped from the home and spent 2 days in the wild before being found (he flew into someone's house 3 miles from us.) He came …

feeding aggression problem 
Hi, I have a pair of 3 year old budgies. Problem is that the male doesn't allow the female to eat or drink from the bowl so I have to hand feed her. Why …

maggot safe to feed bird? 
is it ok to fed maggot to sun conure?

Sun conure belly 
I notice some blood on my sun conure, i put some betadene on it twice, he is sharing his cage With a peachface lovebird, n do always mock around, he …

Sick conure?? 
My Green cheek conure is always i mean always grooming himself and put his foot over his face and regratates or randomly regratates im not sure why... …

answers to last straw with my vet. 
I do not have a picture from they way his feathers looked before. Because of the fact that we do not want him to die, we refilled the prescription which …

on the last straw with my vet. Nit eggs? 
My parakeet was fine one day then when we woke up one morning it was like someone had put styling gel in his head feathers. We took him to the vet and …

Budgie eye injury 
I have a male and a female budgie, they are both in breeding condition but every time they are in there nesting box they fight. Just before, I checked …

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My 13&1/2 year old lovebird (female died) Why? 
I had a female lovebird since she was 3 months old for past 13 1/2 yrs and was very very active and bonded to me the most. Whenever I used to go away for …

grey poop 
my bird has grey poop but it is not runny but there is white things come with it. When i looked at it closer on the bottom of the white there was yellow …

deformed beak from fight 
my indian ringneck was in a fight with another parrot when he was 5 weeks old which left a v shaped hole on his beak its been 3 weeks and hasnt changed. …

cockatiel ear hole 
i can see my 'tiels ear hole thru his orange feathers - which seem to be quite sparse

peroxide for sternum scab 
Can peroxide be used on a parrot to treat a scab so it does not become infected

vomiting lovebird 
my lovebird is vomiting all the time, and he has more than 13 years living with my family.we dont have enough money to take him to the vet. we barely have …

Amazon Parrot Head Injury Post-Trauma 
Hi, my yellow-napped parrot had an accident 5 days ago. She was hit on the back of her head and lost a little bit of her yellow feathers. I took her to …

conure started grinding up his zupreem dry food 
Our 10 year old dusky conure started grinding up his zupreem dry food into powder. He mostly grinds it up and eats little of it. He seems to be driven …

7 week old Lovebird won't take its formula 
Hi, I have a 7week old bird bought from a breeder that has been fed since 3 weeks. It has been given a baby bird formula to eat, but apparently it doesn't …

Blue front amazon baby bird feeding 
1 month and 2 weeks or maybe even 3 weeks blue front amazon baby bird . my blue is not eating as much i was able to give him 40 cc to 50 cc and now he …

Indian Ringneck poop 
I have a 5 month old Indian Ringneck, I have a question about the poop. My IRN's poo is very liquid it is a clear liquid with a solid green core. The vet …

kool aide? 
can my conure have kool aide as a treat, once a week as a treat?

African Grey Spine Injury from Fall 
Yesterday I was trying to pick up my African Grey off it's perch and she was playing around with me trying to bite me. Then suddenly she slips and falls …

Birds eyes shutting 
My bird is constantly shutting his eyes and is also behaving funnily, not chirping etc, please help. What should i do?

myna has stopped flying 
Our hill talking mynah does not fly anymore since last six months.she is five years old.her new feathers grow unseemingly manner,out of her body,sticking …

precautions for Amazon parrot when raising chickens 
I am going to start raising chickens soon. I have a 16 year old double-yellow-headed Amazon and I would like to know what precautions I need to take as …

egg laying budgie 
Hi, have a pair of budgies about 3 years old. Problem is that female lays eggs and doesn't seem interested in hatching them and breaks them. What do i …

Extra tail feather growth??  
Hello there i was seeing if you ever heard of this before. My 2 year old whiteface cockatail seems to have some extra group of feathers growing out of …

feather staining with food coloring 
I have heard that you can stain/dye your parrots feather but I wasn't sure if this was safe so I wanted to ask before I would try to do this. A friend …

11 year old green cheek conure too late for a mate/friend 
Hi, I've had my green cheek conure for approx. 11 years now and have had him since he was bred. Oliver is a typical cheeky boy and due to my circumstances …

Safe wood? Rose of Sharon 
I have made my sun conure a play tree out of rose of Sharon branches. I stripped all the bark off and sanded it smoother. I read that rose of Sharon was …

foot problem resolved 
This is not a question. I just want to update you on the status of my "Mooney". My 19 year old half-moon conure I consulted you about. I thought I had …

parakeet died 
I noticed 14 year old parakeet yesterday did not want to put one leg down. I noticed small red bump on foot. He would not eat or drink water. Today in …

Severe Macaw Allergies 
I think our severe macaw of 16 years experiences allergies. Her face ( the white part all around her nares) is very red especially during allergy season. …

Budgie Escape 
Yesterday, both my budgies got outside without me noticing, and eventually I caught one that landed on a path outside abslutely exhausted hours later, …

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Parrot stopped talking and whistling 
My parrot aged 43 years had a fall off her perch a couple of months ago and since then has lost the power to whistle or speak like she used to. Will it …

aspiration pneumonia 
I had a young Jardine die of 'aspiration pneumonia' about 1 month ago. I had never heard of it before (was told by the avian vet here - baby died at vets). …

Soft food 
What are the good & bad of feeding parrots the Mixed vegetables each day? The corn, peas, carrots & greenbeans. WE buy the frozen, heat them up and give …

Conure possibly sick? 
Hi, I have a concern. My sun conure had a small 'bout' earlier today and I am concerned. He was acting normal this morning and while I was holding him, …

Budgie First Check Up 
On 31st July an Avian Vet will be visiting the local wildlife hospital to see pet birds, and I have an appointment to see him to have my 2 budgies given …

My parrot 
Hi there. I have a 24 months amazon orang wings a parrot.I usaully leave a parrot on the top of her cage when im going out site my home , so today i came …

Loss of All the Red Tail Feathers 
Hi, i am sorry to bother you but i have an African Grey Parrot that i have had since he was a baby, he is now 12, the other night i heard him fluttering …

ring worms 
my cockateil has ring worms and now my wife has it.how can i treat him

Sun conure having trouble perching 
My 19-year-old Sun Conure's right foot no longer curls fully around his perches or when he is climbing. As a result, his grip is weaker and he falls a …

small bugs on the base of budgies feathers 
hi there, We have recently noticed small light brownish cylinder looking bugs on our budgie generally on the feathers around the head. They can be seen …

CAG Injury with photo 
I have a CAG who is 1yr old. 2months back we got him stitched up because he had a wound on his stomach/chest area. His vet said that he got this wound …

IRN brown poop 
i have a pair of indian ringneck parrot.the poop of one of them has changed to brown today and its lower portion has swollen. is it normal?

My lovebird isn't pooping 
I have a very playful egg laying Lovebird that seems to have trouble pooping since last night my gut tells me I should be alarmed but she's so playful …

BAND just fell off while on the shoulder!  
Hi, We have an almost year old Sun Conure. We had a neighbor who has two other love birds baby sit our Parrot (Sun Conure). We figured the neighbor has …

2 cracked eggs found on bottom of cage. 
We have 2 Nanday Conures about 4 yrs old. We had no idea what sex they were when we bought them together. Today I found 2 cracked eggs on the bottom of …

What is the proper amount of UV-a and UV-B that is needed to promote a bird's health? 
What is the proper amount of UV-a and UV-B that is needed to promote a bird's health?

Cleaners safe for parrot? 
Is it safe to mop my floors with floor soap with a senegal parrot? i get nervous everytime i mop. Like mr clean or fabuloso soaps? I dont use bleach or …

conure looking ill 
Please help i have had a sun conure for aprox 4yrs, he has been happy and content all this time. When i gave him banana this morning he seemed to be having …

Female conure suffering with clostridium and polyuria? 
Concerned about my female conure suffering with clostridium and polyuria after laying soft shell egg. My female 11 year old ...Conure laid her first egg …

African lovebird legs no longer work, possible stroke 
We have a rescue Peach faced Lovebird from the RSPCA, so we are unsure of her age. About three weeks ago her legs stopped working properly, and she has …

Bird traveling question 
I'm going on a weekend trip in a couple of weeks and can't find a bird sitter for my green cheek conure (At least not one I trust leaving him with). The …

Sun Conure died 
I was wondering if you can please help me . I had a sun conure and he suddenly died last nite and don't know why , he didnt eat ,drink or anything and …

Dusky Lory Disorientated after riding in car 
I take my Dusky Lory to get his nails clipped every 6 months. I place him in a small pet carrier. After a 20 minute car ride, he seems fine, but when …

Sulfur Crested Cockatoo has worms 
a friend of mine has a sulfur crested cockatoo that has worms in its poop. is there a medication we could purchase at a pet store or do we need to find …

itchy rainbow lorricet 
hi i have a rainbow lorricet he is about 7 years old and just recently he has started scratching himself with his beak and claws like he is itchy

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scruffy feathers 
Hello, i've had my senegal parrot 4-5 years now. During those years i've moved house lots of times so he's used to moving and has never found this stressful. …

fatty liver diseas in african grey 
hi there, i have an african grey parrot and she fed only sunflower seeds for two years,I worry about the fatty liver problems,i changed her diet to fruit …

my galah stop pooping 
hi my galah he is around 30 years has stop pooping and when he trys it make a nose like squeaking nose he been a inside bird since we have him he eat and …

My Budgie HATES me. 
So we have now had our Budgie for 2 days and he will let us put our fingers on the other side of his perch but he flies around if we go any closer. …

36 hour old Amazon has blood pooling in wingtips after forced hatching 
I liberated a chick from its egg 48 hours past it due time. Pipping had begun on time but stopped, 36 hours later there was no more progress & sounds …

Yellow Nap Amazon losing feathers 
Is it normal for a yellow nap amazon to lose fluffs of white feathers? Also sometimes he seems to bring his food up is this normal thank you

Silent Galah 
Hi, i recently adopted a 4 year old galah who. Makes no noise at all! I have not heard a singlesound from him and i have had him for about a month now. …

Nanday Conure new to home 
We just bought a Nanday conure from a wonderful bird store. He has been with us for about 3 days now. From the start all he has wanted to do is sit on …

mites. 
My budgie has mites bad. My husband and I have treated him several times in the past three weeks. We have cleaned his cage thrown away all toys and gotten. …

Parrots tongue 
Hello, I have a green checked conure parrot about three years of age. This morning I see that the tip of his tongue has changed from dark green/grey …

Beak growth 
Conure's beak is growing at an alarming rate since we got Polly...won't use the beak buffer or the cuttle ...affects her eating...what do we do?

tail feathers ripped out 
Hi, We found what appears to be an adult Mourning dove in the yard. It looked like it's tail feathers and some of the top portion(closest to the back) …

feather loss last? 
hi if a parrot lose some parts of its feather and became bald because of sickness or any other reason,will it be ok again?or the bald part remain for ever? …

Quaker Parrot self mutilating  
I have a two year old Quaker that was given to me by someone who didn't want him anymore. He had a small patch of baldness on his neck when we got him …

Misstreatment at vets? 
Today I took my new cockatiel to the vet, yesterday he had gotten out of his cage and flew into a couple walls and I was very concerned for his well being. …

cockatiel depression 
Hello, I just changed my birds cage to a bigger one. Including my cockatiel- Cloud. And my Budgie- Asher. My cockatiel has not been as vocal as usual …

Are finches, softbills, chickens and doves affected by PBFD? 
Hi A year ago I had an aviary kakariki die of PBFD. I have had this disease in my collection for ten years, but this was the first death in 9 years. …

African Grey Wing Amputation 
My african grey broke a bone in her right wing many years ago although I didn't know this at the time. She mutilated the underside of this wing in August …

Baby parraket uneven wing growth 
We bought our parakeet about 2 months ago and hw was about 16 wks old and his wings were clipped. Since then one side of his wings have grown out significatly …

Cockatiel Dandruff 
Hi my names Hannah and my inquiry is for my male Tiel Dinky, lately his been pulling his feathers out. I've got him a new cage, toys and treated him with …

Lovebird 7 years old, damaged legs #2 
I am taking him to an avian vet today... his feet were not crushed, I don't believe. We warmed him up right away, he has no strength tho, in his legs, …

Found parrot 
I found a Meyer's parrot outside a few days ago....he seems OK but would like to know if I should take him to the vet for a checkup? By the way he's eating …

Lovebird 7 years old, damaged legs  
Ziggy got into the freezer for about 3 minutes...before we knew. He seems okay, except that he won't stand on his legs. Do you think that he's suffered …

Dropings half green half brown 
I got a conure (I did not have anytime yet to take it to the vet and stupidly I put the the conure with my CAG in the same room- with different cages and …

Missing Feathers 
I was just wondering, is it normal for a Quaker parrot to loose feathers below its beak? I don't think that those were missing, but I'm just not sure.

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bird eggs 
How long does it take for a rose bourke parrot egg to hatch?

Parakeet feet different colors 
I was given a parakeet, I know that it's an adult. I don't really know anything else about the bird. I noticed that its feet are different colors. One …

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